From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”). Displaced native Old English sēċan (“to visit”) and sōcn (“a visit”).
The noun is from French visite or the verb. Doublet of visite.
Meanings
A single act of visiting.
We paid a quick visit to James on the way up to Scotland.
There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].” 1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
Next time you're in Manchester, give me a visit.
A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.
it visita (meeting with a doctor) · mk по́сета (single act of visiting) · fr séjour (single act of visiting) · id kunjungan (single act of visiting) · fi käynti (meeting with a doctor) · bg посеще́ние (single act of visiting) · pt consulta (meeting with a doctor) · tg дидор (single act of visiting) · lt aplankymas (single act of visiting) · de Besuch (single act of visiting) · mk по́сета (meeting with a doctor) · mk визита (single act of visiting) · fa-ira زِیارَت (single act of visiting) · pt visita (single act of visiting) · be візі́т (single act of visiting) · fi vierailu (single act of visiting) · sh по̏сјет (single act of visiting) · az ziyarət (single act of visiting) · fi käynti (single act of visiting) · tr ziyaret (meeting with a doctor) · oc visita (single act of visiting) · uk відві́дування (single act of visiting) · tk görme-görüş (single act of visiting) · ur زِیارَت (single act of visiting) · bg визи́та (single act of visiting) · dsb woglěd (single act of visiting) · uk візи́та (single act of visiting) · is vitjun (single act of visiting) · is heimsókn (single act of visiting) · ps ليده (single act of visiting) · tg боздид (single act of visiting) · se fitnan (single act of visiting) · ru посеще́ние (single act of visiting) · gd tadhal (meeting with a doctor) · cmn 來訪 /来访 (single act of visiting) · ja 往訪 (single act of visiting) · ang sōcn (single act of visiting) · pms vìsita (single act of visiting) · hy այց (meeting with a doctor) · ka წვევა (single act of visiting) · ko 방문 (single act of visiting) · sv visit (single act of visiting) · nb anløp (single act of visiting) · lv apciemojums (single act of visiting) · cmn 訪問 /访问 (single act of visiting) · et külastus (single act of visiting) · hy այցելություն (single act of visiting) · ps ديدن (single act of visiting) · ko 래방 (single act of visiting) · sh pȍsjet (single act of visiting) · lv vizīte (single act of visiting) · mn айлчлал (single act of visiting) · se galledeapmi (single act of visiting) · ro vizită (single act of visiting) · sh pȍsjet (meeting with a doctor) · nn anløp (single act of visiting) · pl odwiedziny (single act of visiting) · ht vizit (single act of visiting) · ka ვიზიტი (single act of visiting) · arz زيارة (single act of visiting) · it consultazione (meeting with a doctor) · uz kelib koʻrish (single act of visiting) · mwl besita (single act of visiting) · sh по̏сјет (meeting with a doctor) · lt vizitas (single act of visiting) · kmr ziyaret (single act of visiting) · uk візи́т (single act of visiting) · ug زىيارەت (single act of visiting) · uz ziyorat (single act of visiting) · sk návšteva (meeting with a doctor) · tk zyýarat (single act of visiting) · kk бару (single act of visiting) · el επίσκεψη (single act of visiting) · fr visite (single act of visiting) · ko 왕방 (single act of visiting) · nb besøk (single act of visiting) · hy այց (single act of visiting) · bg посеще́ние (meeting with a doctor) · pl wizyta (single act of visiting) · ota زیارت (single act of visiting) · sh по̏сет (single act of visiting) · kk визит (single act of visiting) · be наве́дванне (single act of visiting) · gl viaxe (single act of visiting) · da visit (single act of visiting) · ur آمَد (single act of visiting) · nb visitt (single act of visiting) · yi וויזיט (single act of visiting) · sh pȍset (meeting with a doctor) · ru визи́т (single act of visiting) · ka ვიზიტი (meeting with a doctor) · sq vizitë (single act of visiting) · ml സന്ദർശനം (single act of visiting) · ja 訪問 (single act of visiting) · uk візи́та (meeting with a doctor) · cmn 往訪 /往访 (single act of visiting) · uz tashrif (single act of visiting) · ps زيارت (single act of visiting) · ky визит (single act of visiting) · it visita (single act of visiting) · tk wizit (single act of visiting) · fa-ira ویزیت (meeting with a doctor) · uk візи́т (meeting with a doctor) · ru визи́т (meeting with a doctor) · hu látogatás (single act of visiting) · da besøg (single act of visiting) · cs návštěva (meeting with a doctor) · sv besök (single act of visiting) · ru посеще́ние (meeting with a doctor) · tg зиёрат (single act of visiting) · fr consultation (meeting with a doctor) · es visita (single act of visiting) · vi đi thăm (single act of visiting) · ota عیادت (meeting with a doctor) · cs návštěva (single act of visiting) · el επίσκεψη (meeting with a doctor) · sh pȍset (single act of visiting) · ca visita (single act of visiting) · mwl bejita (single act of visiting) · nn visitt (single act of visiting) · nl bezoek (single act of visiting) · ar زِيَارَة (single act of visiting) · sh по̏сет (meeting with a doctor) · ko 내방 (single act of visiting) · nn besøk (single act of visiting) · tr ziyaret (single act of visiting) · et visiit (single act of visiting) · yi באַזוך (single act of visiting) · ky зыярат (single act of visiting) · lv apmeklējums (single act of visiting) · gd tadhal (single act of visiting) · kmr seredan (single act of visiting) · fa-ira دیدار (single act of visiting) · sl obisk (single act of visiting) · sk návšteva (single act of visiting)
From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”). Displaced native Old English sēċan (“to visit”) and sōcn (“a visit”).
The noun is from French visite or the verb. Doublet of visite.
Meanings
(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
(intransitive, transitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
She decided to visit her grandparents for Christmas.
(transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ruth 1:6:
[God] hath visited and redeemed his people. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:68:
(archaic, transitive) To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something).
Her life was spared by the clemency of the emperor, but he visited the pomp and treasures of her palace. 1788, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume 68:
(transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone).
There used to be a sharp contest as to where the effigy was to be made, for the people thought that the house from which it was carried forth would not be visited with death that year. 1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough:
(transitive) To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone.
If this were an Ibsen play, we would be thinking of the sins of one generation being visited upon another, he said. 2011 December 2, John Mullan, The Guardian:
05-032 was right about one thing: there is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to visit utter annihilation on it. 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Terminal Six (Legendary):
(transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
(transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.
Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
Each year, millions of people visit the 4,570-meter-high Baishui Glacier in southern China. 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns:
cmn 來訪 /来访 (to go and meet (someone)) · bg посетя́ (to go and meet (someone)) · se fitnat (to go and meet (someone)) · ka ნახვა (to go and meet (someone)) · bg посеща́вам (to go and meet (someone)) · cmn 看望 (to go and meet (someone)) · fi käydä (to go and meet (someone)) · es visitar (to go and meet (someone)) · cs navštěvovat (to go and meet (someone)) · tl bumisita (to go and meet (someone)) · da besøge (to go and meet (someone)) · lt aplankyti (to go and meet (someone)) · pt visitar (to go and meet (someone)) · tl dumalaw (to go and meet (someone)) · qu watukuy (to go and meet (someone)) · la vīsō (to go and meet (someone)) · yi קומען צו גאַסט (to go and meet (someone)) · be наве́дваць (to go and meet (someone)) · ilo bisitaen (to go and meet (someone)) · te చూడు (to go and meet (someone)) · ro vizita (to go and meet (someone)) · te దర్శించు (to go and meet (someone)) · alt келип барар (to go and meet (someone)) · pl odwiedzić (to go and meet (someone)) · vo visitön (to go and meet (someone)) · hi पधारना (to go and meet (someone)) · sh посјећи́вати (to go and meet (someone)) · sh по̀сјетити (to go and meet (someone)) · ckb میوانی (to go and meet (someone)) · fi vierailla (to go and meet (someone)) · ar زَارَ (to go and meet (someone)) · te చూచు (to go and meet (someone)) · fr visiter (to go and meet (someone)) · ru навеща́ть (to go and meet (someone)) · lo ຢ້ຽມ (to go and meet (someone)) · ja 訪れる (to go and meet (someone)) · dsb woglědaś (to go and meet (someone)) · gd tadhail (to go and meet (someone)) · th เยี่ยม (to go and meet (someone)) · mk посе́тува (to go and meet (someone)) · hil bisita (to go and meet (someone)) · alt барып келер (to go and meet (someone)) · it visitare (to go and meet (someone)) · az ziyarət etmək (to go and meet (someone)) · mwl besitar (to go and meet (someone)) · hu meglátogat (to go and meet (someone)) · ml സന്ദർശിക്കുക (to go and meet (someone)) · mi toro (to go and meet (someone)) · izh tulla veeraisse (to go and meet (someone)) · ka წვევა (to go and meet (someone)) · sl obiskati (to go and meet (someone)) · kk келу (to go and meet (someone)) · ht vizite (to go and meet (someone)) · mwl bejitar (to go and meet (someone)) · nb besøke (to go and meet (someone)) · km ងើត (to go and meet (someone)) · ru посети́ть (to go and meet (someone)) · is heimsækja (to go and meet (someone)) · ru навести́ть (to go and meet (someone)) · eu bisitatu (to go and meet (someone)) · ky келүү (to go and meet (someone)) · la vīsitō (to go and meet (someone)) · hy այցելել (to go and meet (someone)) · ceb bisita (to go and meet (someone)) · vi thăm (to go and meet (someone)) · nn gjeste (to go and meet (someone)) · te సందర్శకుడు (to go and meet (someone)) · uz tashrif buyurmoq (to go and meet (someone)) · io vizitar (to go and meet (someone)) · yi באַזוכן (to go and meet (someone)) · ru посеща́ть (to go and meet (someone)) · pl odwiedzać (to go and meet (someone)) · lv apciemot (to go and meet (someone)) · pms visité (to go and meet (someone)) · sl obiskovati (to go and meet (someone)) · pam dalo (to go and meet (someone)) · et külastama (to go and meet (someone)) · ky баруу (to go and meet (someone)) · izh männä veeraisse (to go and meet (someone)) · lo ຢາມ (to go and meet (someone)) · ko 방문하다 (to go and meet (someone)) · swg bsuacha (to go and meet (someone)) · hil duaw (to go and meet (someone)) · tg боздид кардан (to go and meet (someone)) · sk navštíviť (to go and meet (someone)) · cs navštívit (to go and meet (someone)) · ko 찾아가다 (to go and meet (someone)) · de besuchen (to go and meet (someone)) · mk по́сети (to go and meet (someone)) · pl złożyć wizytę (to go and meet (someone)) · kk бару (to go and meet (someone)) · tl bisitahin (to go and meet (someone)) · cy ymweld (to go and meet (someone)) · te సందర్శిమ్చు (to go and meet (someone)) · id kunjung (to go and meet (someone)) · uk відві́дувати (to go and meet (someone)) · arz زار (to go and meet (someone)) · fa دیدن كردن (to go and meet (someone)) · pag dalaw (to go and meet (someone)) · kk келіп кету (to go and meet (someone)) · ga ar cuairt (to go and meet (someone)) · pam akit (to go and meet (someone)) · lv apmeklēt (to go and meet (someone)) · nl opzoeken (to go and meet (someone)) · sh pòsjetiti (to go and meet (someone)) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍉𐌽 (to go and meet (someone)) · cmn 訪問 /访问 (to go and meet (someone)) · ilo bumisita (to go and meet (someone)) · mn зочлох (to go and meet (someone)) · chr ᎠᏩᏛᎯᏙᎭ (to go and meet (someone)) · nl bezoeken (to go and meet (someone)) · tr ziyaret etmek (to go and meet (someone)) · he בִּיקֵּר \ בִּקֵּר (to go and meet (someone)) · ajp زار (to go and meet (someone)) · ilo mamisita (to go and meet (someone)) · sv besöka (to go and meet (someone)) · kl pulaarpoq (to go and meet (someone)) · mn айлчлах (to go and meet (someone)) · vi đi thăm (to go and meet (someone)) · txb läk- (to go and meet (someone)) · tl dalawin (to go and meet (someone)) · lo ຢື້ຢາມ (to go and meet (someone)) · lt lankyti (to go and meet (someone)) · th หา (to go and meet (someone)) · ja 訪ねる (to go and meet (someone)) · cmn 參觀 /参观 (to go and meet (someone)) · ms lawat (to go and meet (someone)) · my အိမ်လည် (to go and meet (someone)) · pap bishitá (to go and meet (someone)) · ota زیارت ایتمك (to go and meet (someone)) · ary زار (to go and meet (someone)) · ang sēċan (to go and meet (someone)) · ka მონახულება (to go and meet (someone)) · ja 訪問する (to go and meet (someone)) · grc ἐπιφοιτάω (to go and meet (someone)) · gmw-cfr besöke (to go and meet (someone)) · bo འཚམས་འདྲི་བྱེད་པ (to go and meet (someone)) · uk відві́дати (to go and meet (someone)) · bg навестя́вам (to go and meet (someone)) · tg зиёрат кардан (to go and meet (someone)) · ca visitar (to go and meet (someone)) · gl visitar (to go and meet (someone)) · sk navštevovať (to go and meet (someone)) · az baş çəkmək (to go and meet (someone)) · kk келіп тұру (to go and meet (someone)) · af besoek (to go and meet (someone)) · sh posjećívati (to go and meet (someone)) · fr rendre visite (to go and meet (someone)) · pl nawiedzić (to go and meet (someone)) · se gallet (to go and meet (someone)) · hil butho (to go and meet (someone)) · bo འཚམས་འདྲི་བྱེད (to go and meet (someone)) · kl pulaarpaa (to go and meet (someone)) · el επισκέπτομαι (to go and meet (someone)) · be наве́даць (to go and meet (someone)) · eo viziti (to go and meet (someone)) · sq vizitoj (to go and meet (someone)) · fa بازدید کردن (to go and meet (someone)) · ia visitar (to go and meet (someone)) · bg навестя́ (to go and meet (someone))